Will *any* BT headset work from 10' away?

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We own the Jabra BT200, Logitech (forgot the model, but it's like a
claw), Fellowes Blueglove, and just got the Scala500. We also have
several BT phones.

There is no combination of phone and BT headset that will work
satisfactorily more than 6-8'. No combination will work "through" the
body. That is, if the phone is on the hip and the headset in the ear, no
luck - the phone must be in a shirt pocket or handheld away from the body.

What did we miss? Is BT a joke?

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I have the Motorola HS850 and I haven't had any problems hooking up to my
V551 anywhere. I even put the phone in my upstairs bedroom, and was talking
on the phone on the lower level! However the range is 6-8 meters not feet I
believe (me being underneath the phone was probably within the range).
Reflection of the signal may be true as well, because I havent had any
problems with a signal no matter where i place the phone,in or around me.
"Bernd" <gone_bernd@gone_gaykema.com> wrote in message
news:cv7v89$2mo$1@reader10.wxs.nl...
> No, it is not a joke.
> What you need is reflextion around you.
> Only when you have free line of sight the 10 meters is feaseble. The body
> is
> really a big absorption for the Bluetooth frequency (2.4 GHz, same freq as
> magnetrons are using and you know why this freq is used ??? Correct,
> because
> the body (=water) absorbs the energy and gets hot).
>
> So with a BT headset on the left ear you should wear the phone also on the
> left part of the body.
>
> When you are in a place with metal around you it doesn't matter that much
> as
> the metal reflects the radio signal.
> But when you are outside in the middle of nowhere ..... bad bad bad.
>
> It's a fact of life ;> )
>
> Bernd
>
> "Ike" <retired@last.now> schreef in bericht
> news:111eptph573p0b0@news.supernews.com...
> We own the Jabra BT200, Logitech (forgot the model, but it's like a
> claw), Fellowes Blueglove, and just got the Scala500. We also have
> several BT phones.
>
> There is no combination of phone and BT headset that will work
> satisfactorily more than 6-8'. No combination will work "through" the
> body. That is, if the phone is on the hip and the headset in the ear, no
> luck - the phone must be in a shirt pocket or handheld away from the body.
>
> What did we miss? Is BT a joke?
>
>

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Thus spake Ike:
> We own the Jabra BT200, Logitech (forgot the model, but it's like a
> claw), Fellowes Blueglove, and just got the Scala500. We also have
> several BT phones.
>
> There is no combination of phone and BT headset that will work
> satisfactorily more than 6-8'. No combination will work "through" the
> body. That is, if the phone is on the hip and the headset in the ear,
> no luck - the phone must be in a shirt pocket or handheld away from
> the body.
> What did we miss? Is BT a joke?

In some respects BT *is* a joke. It takes too long to recognise other
devices, pairings break for no good reason & device compatibility is often
poor. Using BT handsfree is perhaps the most demanding function most people
use (streaming rather than packet switching).

I've had an ancient Ericsson HBH-15 for over 3 yrs. It didn't work well
enough with either a T39 I bought it for or a T610. I now have a K700i with
which it now works well enough to be useable - no dropouts, noise etc.

However, I do have faith that things are improving with BT; both
manufacturers getting it right & the standard itself being more robust. So
yes, it does work with certain combos.

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